WATER-BORNE
WATER-BORNE, noun Borne by the water; floated; having water sufficient to float; as ships water-borne by the flowing tide.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WATER-CALAMINT
WATER-CALAMINT, noun [water and calamint.] A species of mint or Mentha.
WATER-CARRIAGE
WATER-CARRIAGE, noun [water and carriage.]1. Transportation or conveyance by water; or the means of transporting by water.2. A vessel or boat. [Not in use.]
WATER-CART
WATER-CART, noun [water and cart.] A cart earing a large cask of water which is conveyed into a cylinder full of holes, by means of which the water is sprinkled upon the ground.
WATER-CLOCK
WATER-CLOCK, noun [water and clock.] The clepsydra; an instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall of a certain quantity of water.
WATER-COLOR
WATER-COLOR, noun [water and color.] Water-colors, in painting or limning, are colors diluted and mixed with gum-water. Water-colors are so called in distinction from oil-colors.
WATER-COURSE
WATER-COURSE, noun [water and course.]1. A stream of water; a river or brook. Isaiah 44:1.2. A channel or canal for the conveyance of water, particularly in draining lands.
WATER-CRESS
WATER-CRESS, noun [water and cress.] A small creeping plant or weed growing in watery places.A plant, a species of Sisymbrium.
WATER-CROWFOOT
WATER-CROWFOOT, noun [water and crowfoot.] A plant on which cows are said to be fond of feeding.
WATER-DROP
WATER-DROP, noun [water and drop.[A drop of water.
WATER-DROPWORT
WATER-DROPWORT, noun A plant of the genus Oenanthe.
WATER-ELEPHANT
WATER-ELEPHANT, noun A name given to the hippopotamus.
WATER-ENGINE
WATER-ENGINE, noun [water and engine.] An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water.
WATER-FLAG
WATER-FLAG, noun [water and flag.] Water and flower de luce, a species of Tris.
WATER-FLOOD
WATER-FLOOD, noun [water and flood.] A flood of water; an inundation.
WATER-FLY
WATER-FLY, noun [water and fly.] An insect that is seen on the water.
WATER-FOWL
WATER-FOWL, noun [water and fowl.] A fowl that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl. Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or f...
WATER-FOX
WATER-FOX, noun [water and fox.] A name given to the carp, on account of its cunning.
WATER-FURROW
WATER-FURROW, noun [water and furrow.] In agriculture, a deep furrow made for conducting water fro the ground and keeping it dry.WATER-FURROW, verb transitive To plow or open wa...
WATER-GAGE
WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE, noun [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water.
WATER-GALL
WATER-GALL, noun1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water.2. An appearance in the rainbow.
WATER-GERMANDER
WATER-GERMANDER, noun A plant of the genus Teucrium.
WATER-GOD
WATER-GOD, noun [water and god.] A deity that presides over the water.
WATER-GRUEL
WATER-GRUEL, noun [water and gruel.] A liquid food, composed of water and a small portion of meal or other farinaceous substance boiled.
WATER-GUAGE
WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE noun [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water.
WATER-HAIR-GRASS
WATER-HAIR-GRASS, noun A species of grass, the Aira aquatica.
WATER-HAMMER
WATER-HAMMER, noun A column of water in a vacuum, which not being supported as in the air, falls against the end of the vessel with a peculiar noise. It may be formed by corking...